Australian National Review - Offshore Wind Farms 'Destroying Britain's Fishing Grounds' as Trawler Captains See Crab and Lobster Catches Plummet

Australian National Review - Offshore Wind Farms 'Destroying Britain's Fishing Grounds' as Trawler Captains See Crab and Lobster Catches Plummet

Offshore Wind Farms ‘Destroying Britain’s Fishing Grounds’ as Trawler Captains See Crab and Lobster Catches Plummet By ANDREW LEVY, REPORTER Offshore windfarms are causing a devastating downturn in the landing of seafood at one of the UK’s most iconic locations for crab fishing, a local firm has warned. Fishermen have been catching crabs and lobsters at Cromer in Norfolk for centuries – and the town is a magnet for tourists, particularly familie…

Offshore wind farms ‘destroying Britain’s fishing grounds’ as trawler captains see crab and lobster catches plummet

Offshore windfarms are causing a devastating downturn in the landing of seafood at one of the UK’s most iconic locations for crab fishing, a local firm has warned. Fishermen have been catching crabs and lobsters at Cromer in Norfolk for centuries – and the town is a magnet for tourists, particularly families with young children who use buckets and lines to land catches themselves. But the region’s main buyer and processor, Jonas Seafood, has war…

Closure-threatened factory blames wind farms for fewer crabs in Norfolk's waters

Jonas Seafood in Cromer is at risk of closure because fishermen are catching fewer crabs off the north Norfolk coast - blaming wind farms.